Representative Nancy Pelosi forewarned her fellow Democrats and the reelection campaign of President Joe Biden on Tuesday that “time is running short” for him to determine whether or not to withdraw from the race. However, she refrained from directly urging him to make that decision.
Pelosi was questioned about an op-ed attributed to her on the far-left MSNBC program “Morning Joe” when she was there. This comes as more and more Democrats are calling for Biden to withdraw from the race after a dismal debate performance against former President Donald Trump late last month.
“So, Madam Speaker, you just went through the president’s record, but let me ask you about the current moment. Does he have your support to be the head of the Democrats?” co-host Jonathan Lemire asked.
“It’s up to the president to decide if he is going to run. We’re all encouraging him to make that decision because time is running short. I think overwhelming support of the caucus — it’s not for me to say, I’m not the head of the caucus anymore — but he’s beloved, he is respected, and people want him to make that decision,” she said.